Wednesday, December 23, 2009

...About Adding Friends on Social Networking Sites

How many people on your friends list in a social networking site are actually your friends? 90%? 70%? 50%?

People seem to be adding friends like it's a race to win something. Well I think it's stupid. Here's a simple guide to adding friends on social networking site that I live by. (read: if you're thinking of adding me, read the rules)

Do not add if:
1. Just because we're in the same group.
2. Just because we're in the same company.
3. Just because you've seen me before.
4. Just because you know someone I know (mutual friends WTH, that does not make the feelings mutual ok)

Only add if:
1. We're friends.

2. or we've actually had a real conversation.

And for the love of God, please write a message if:
You're adding me but:
1. Profile picture is not off you.
2. Profile name is not the name I know you by.

Last but not least, don't be offended if I don't approve you. I like to keep my private life private.

Do you think it's appropriate to mix your working life with you personal life?

I for one do not feel comfortable if I know my superior or anyone from work (who I'm not really buddy-buddy with) are viewing my personal pictures. So I don't add them. Period.

The phase of adding people just because, has long passed, I finished high school a long time ago.

So think before you add.


3 comments:

synical said...

I've never added work colleagues before. But it doesn't mean you can't limit what they see of you. Of course it's just easier to "ignore" :D

But I've gotten a lot of add requests from (I think) people in the TARA group on FB. I have no idea why would they do that. But I add first, later delete - kakaka...!

Belated New Year greetings.

Diyana said...

i know wat u do, u add first, check out their pictures then delete right? hahahahah!!!

synical said...

I check out the profile (picture - not so much lah), then when I get round to it, delete.. :)